Child&#39;s seat for barber chairs



May 10, 1949. E. L. CONNELLY CHILDS SEAT FOR BARBER CHAIRS Filed March 8, '1946 INVENTOR. L Ca vmszz Y 4 Ehhsrr hV R n BY;; O 3

Patented May 10, 1949 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE 2,469,548 CHILDS SEAT FOR BARBER CHAIRS Emmett L. Connolly, El Monte, Calif. Application March 8, 1946, Serial No. 653,036

3 Claims.

This invention relates to a childs seat for barbers chairs.

It has been a customary practice for many barbers to attempt to keep available a suitable board that may be positioned on a barbers chair so "as 'tobridge the arms of the chair to provide an elevated seat for children. Such a board when applied supports the child at a desired elevation which cannot ordinarily be obtained with the conventionalbarber chair. When adultcustomer are seated in the chair the board is removed but when wanted the board is frequently kept at a remote location and sometimes cannot be readily found.

An object of the invention is to provide an improved childs seat for barbers chairs consisting of an upholstered board or bridging member adapted to bridge the arms of the barber chair and having a bracket hingedly connected thereto adapted to be more or less permanently attached to the chair enabling the board or bridging member to be swung into a position bridging the arms or assume a position hanging from adjacent one arm downwardly so as to be readily available.

More specifically, an object of the invention is to provide a childs seat for barbers chairs having a bracket hingedly connected thereto which is so designed as to be applicable to one of the bolts attaching the arm of the chair to its back so that the bracket may be applied to the conventional barber chair without marring its appearance or requiring alteration of the chair.

With the foregoing and other objects in view, which will be made manifest in the following detailed description and specifically pointed out in the appended claims, reference is had to the accompanying drawings for an illustrative embodiment of the invention, wherein:

Figure l is a perspective view of a barbers chair illustrating the improved childs seat in' applied position thereon;

Fig. 2 is a top plan view of the seat;

Fig. 3 is a view in front elevation of the same; and

Fig. 4 is a view in end elevation of the same.

Referring to the accompanying drawings wherein similar reference characters designate similar parts throughout, l indicates generally a conventional barbers chair consisting of a seat II, a back l2, and arms 13 and M. The arms are pivotally supported at l5 and are pivotally secured such as by bolts Hi to the back of the chair to enable the chair to assume a reclining position.

The improved childs seat consisting of a board or the equivalent indicated at ll may be upholstered as indicated at it and which is of such and isbifurcated as indicated at 24 so as to be.

receivable over the bolt 1-6 thatattaches the arm M tothe back i2. Theportion 2'3. terminates in an .inwardlywextendingeye .25 adapted to be positioned against the undersiderof the arm I4 for.

wardly of the bolt l6 and adapted to have a screw or other fastening device driven therethrough into the underside of the arm.

The hinge connection between the board and the bar i9 is provided by a pair of knuckles 26 and 21 secured to the underside of the board and surrounding the bar. One of these knuckles may be divided such as that indicated at 21 to accommodate a collar 28 secured to the bar to prevent longitudinal sliding of the board with respect to the bracket. The upright portions 20 and 2| of the bracket are of such a length as to position the horizontal portion I9 approximately even with the top of the arm l4 and outwardly of the arm. The upright portion 2| preferably has incorporated therein a threaded joint 22 so that its effective length may be varied or adjusted to properly position the horizontal portion 19 with respect to the arm by screwing or unscrewing the joint. The bifurcated end 24 permits of some slight adjustment of the portion 20 with respect to the bolt 16. On the opposite end of the board there may be applied rubber bumpers 29 which are engageable with the top surface of the arm l3. In use the board assumes a position bridging the arms l3 and M to support a. child thereon at the desired elevation. However, when adult customers are using the chair the board may be swung into the dotted line position shown in Fig. 1, wherein it is suspended from the side of the arm so as to be readily available whenever occasion requires.

It will be observed from the above-described construction that the device is readily applicable to a conventional barbers chair in that it is merely necessary in applying the device to loosen or back off the bolt IS a sufficient distance to accommodate the bifurcated portion 24 and to drive a single screw or like fastener through the eye 25 into the bottom of the arm. In this way the child's seat may be applied to the chair with out marring its appearance or requiring any alteration in the construction of the chair.

It is to be observed that the presence of the childs seat on the chair does not interfere with the chair assuming an inclined position and that in mounting the seat on the chair the preferred position is that which is on the arm that is remote from the handle that controls the elevating mechanism of the chair so as not to interfere with movements of this end.

Various changes may be made in the details of construction without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as defined by the appended claims.

I claim:

1. A childs seat for barbers chairs comprising a board adapted to bridge the arms of a barbers chair, and a bracket hingedly secured to said board, said bracket consisting of a rod extending along one end edge of the board having its ends bent downwardly and then inwardly, one of said ends terminating in a downwardly bent bifurcated portion receivable over the bolt that pivotally attaches one arm of the chair to its back and the other inwardly bent end terminating in an eye through which a fastener may be driven into the underside of the arm of the chair.

2. A childs seat for barbers chairs comprising a board adapted to bridge the arms of a barbers chair, a bracket hingedly secured to said board, said bracket consisting of a rod extending along one end edge of the board having its ends bent downwardly and then inwardly, one of said ends terminating in a downwardly bent bifurcated portion receivable over the bolt that pivotally attaches one arm of the chair to its back and the other inwardly bent end terminating in an eye through which a fastener may be driven into the underside of the arm of the chair, and means for preventing longitudinal sliding movement of the board relatively to the bracket.

3. A childs seat for barbers chairs comprising a board adapted to bridge the arms of a barbers chair and a bracket hingedly secured to one end of said board, said bracket havin an arm extending downwardly from said end and then inwardly terminating at its inner end in a downwardly bent bifurcated portion receivable over the bolt that pivotally attaches one arm of the chair to the back of the chair, said bracket also having a portion extending downwardly and then inwardly terminating in a horizontal eye through which a fastener may be driven into the under side of the arm of the chair.

EMMETT L. CONNELLY.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file of this patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 975,755 Eyles Nov. 15, 1910 1,362,489 Karschitz Dec. 14, 1920 1,368,802 Johnson Feb. 15, 1921 

